Smith v. Brown
District Court, S.D. Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, United States Magistrate Judge
Defendant Dedric Brown moves to substitute the United States of America (the "United States" or "Government") as defendant in this case and to dismiss the Amended Complaint filed by pro se plaintiff Robin Smith for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1).1 For the reasons stated below, *652Brown's motion is granted and the case is dismissed.
I. FACTS
A. Background
Both Smith and Brown were Immigration Service Officers ("ISOs") for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") Naturalization Unit…
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